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Navigating Investment Risks: How We Manage Risk in Our Real Estate Debt Fund
When we get on a call with a potential investor for our debt fund, one of the first questions we […]
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What Is Your Retirement Number?
Over the last few months, I’ve had several terrific conversations with investors to discuss their personal financial position. Usually, investors […]
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Your Money, Your Rules: A Comprehensive Guide on Self-Directed IRAs for Passive Investors
In 2016, I made the switch to self-directing my retirement funds to make real estate investing easier. It took a […]
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Beyond the 9-5: Unlocking the Power of Passive Income for Financial Independence
I was chatting with a close friend of mine about how the traditional model of relying solely on wage income […]
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The Alliance Fund: An Essential Investment Strategy in a Dynamic Economic Environment
In an era marked by economic unpredictability, The Alliance Fund emerges as a strategic solution for operators holding high-quality assets. […]
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Debt Fund Investing: An Insight into Rehab Wallet’s Strategies
In the dynamic world of residential real estate investing, debt funds have emerged as a popular avenue for investors seeking […]
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Navigating the 2023 Economy: Insights for Passive Real Estate Investors
According to Brian Beaulieu, CEO and Chief Economist of ITR Economics, in the latest economic update for the end of […]
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Seven Steps to Achieving Your Goals in the New Year
It is that time of year when many of us reflect on the past and contemplate the future. We set […]
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Reflections on 2023 and Anticipations for 2024
As we stand at the brink of a new year, my optimism for the opportunities ahead is lifted. It appears […]
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Loan Originations for Commercial Real Estate Take a Big Drop in Q1 2023, Partly Due to Lack of Demand
In recent months, lenders have tightened their underwriting criteria. However, as many wait out the storm, investor demand has dropped. […]
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The Aftermath of SVB’s Collapse: How it Impacts Commercial Real Estate
On March 10th, 2023, California regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the responsibility of overseeing $209B in asset […]
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Charleston, SC Major Market Update
My wife grew up in Charleston and she always reminds me how much things have changed since she was a […]
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Emerging Markets
A while back, I wrote in our newsletter about the ability to adapt to the ever-changing real estate and investment […]
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Did You Know? Southeast US Largest Employers
As you know, our group focuses primarily on acquiring multifamily, self-storage, and car wash assets in the Southeast US as […]
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Apartment Economic Trends and Forecasts
At the start of 2022, the U.S. national apartment occupancy average is just over 96% with an average monthly rental […]
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Lessons from U.S. Retailers
I always enjoy a good read about how other companies overcome challenges or find new ways to improve their business […]
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North Carolina Economic Performance
Over the past decade, North Carolina has experienced rapid population and job growth. This growth has made a tremendous impact […]
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How Money Walks – 2021 Update
About a year ago I shared an article regarding how the IRS tracks the migration pattern of household income across […]
Popular Questions
Investing in multifamily assets allows for better returns than any other real estate asset class. The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) presented the research on why multifamily investing returns can’t be beat.
One of the major benefits of investing in stabilized (above 90% occupancy) multifamily assets, is the ability to use permanent, low risk agency financing. Looking back at the crash in 2008, the single family market had a 4.0% default rate versus the multifamily market only have a 0.4% default rate.
The PassiveInvesting.com Team only acquires stabilized (above 90% occupancy) and cash flow positive apartment building investments. This allows our investors to make healthy returns while showing a loss at the end of every year.
Since its peak in the mid-2000s (see graph below), home ownership has been significantly dropping and it will continue to drop as millennials and the aging baby boomers want to stay mobile in the 21st century.